After Scindia-Pilot saga, Congress trying to placate Punjab leaders

NEW DELHI: Wiser after the exit of JyotiradityaScindia and much-hyped revolt by Sachin Pilot, the Congress is now trying to put its house in order in Punjab and has directed the Congress affairs incharge Harish Rawat to iron out differences between the warring state leaders. After getting a sulking cricketer turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on board, Rawat has now shifted his focus to other disgruntled leaders like RajyaSabha MPs Partap Singh Bajwa and Shamsher Singh Dullo. Both have been critical of Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and had even demanded a CBI inquiry into the hooch tragedy that hit the border state several weeks ago. Dullo had raised the issue in the RajyaSabha too last month. Both the Congress MPs had met Rawat in Delhi in September and discussed various issues. Party sources said that Rawat went to Bajwa's residence in Chandigarh and discussed party issues over lunch on Thursday. Both did not disclose anything about their luncheon meeting. However, the sources said that Rawat was working out on a formula to arrange for a formal meeting with the Chief Minister to thrash out an amicable solution between the two leaders. "Had a luncheon meeting with Harish Rawatji, former CM Uttarakhand, General Secretary Indian National Congress and AICC incharge of Punjab Pradesh Congress, at my residence in Chandigarh.(IANS)

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